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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daisy tell Baz though she swears him to secrecy?
(a) That she's going to find a way to get back to America.
(b) That she's going to try to return to Edmond, Isaac, and Osbert.
(c) That she wants to find something to do.
(d) That she's afraid Piper is going into shock.

2. When does Daisy "talk" to Edmond in Chapter 18?
(a) Constantly.
(b) Never.
(c) Only in her dreams.
(d) When he calls each Saturday.

3. Why is Jet such a valuable commodity?
(a) He is trained to carry messages.
(b) There is no fuel for the vehicles used to herd animals.
(c) He alerts the family to intruders.
(d) He chases animals out of the garden.

4. What does Daisy use as a lid when she and Piper are cooking their meal over a fire in Chapter 25?
(a) A bag.
(b) Bark.
(c) Aluminum foil.
(d) A bowl.

5. What does Daisy see Baz doing one night at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Stealing food.
(b) Cleaning his gun.
(c) Kissing Mrs. McEvoy.
(d) Keeping watch over her and Piper.

6. What is the food Daisy and Piper find growing along a stone wall near the path they are following that first morning?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Wild onions.
(d) Blackberries.

7. How does Daisy know they have reached the late to Gateshead Farm?
(a) They find a sign.
(b) A teenage girl gives them directions.
(c) It's written on the map.
(d) Piper recognizes it from her dream.

8. What does Daisy say about her skills with maps?
(a) That she's never seen one before.
(b) That she'll have to make her own.
(c) That she's very good at them.
(d) That she isn't good at them.

9. What does Daisy first think is wrong with Piper when she wakes up screaming?
(a) She is dreaming about her mother.
(b) She has mushroom poisoning.
(c) She heard soldiers coming.
(d) She has had a premonition of her own death.

10. What is Daisy's half-sister's name?
(a) Linda.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Louise.
(d) Leonora.

11. What month is it when Daisy and Piper arrive at Gateshead Farm?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) December.

12. What does Major McEvoy say was one of the first things to be taken over by the enemy?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Trains and planes.
(c) Petrol.
(d) Food.

13. What is the food Daisy spends most of her time finding and storing?
(a) Apples.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Asparagus.
(d) Potatoes.

14. What does Daisy say "changed our lives instantly for the better" at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Following the river.
(b) Finding a food source.
(c) Having a better map.
(d) Traveling on a road.

15. How does Jet prove his value in this area?
(a) He brings Alby to Major McEvoy.
(b) He takes a message to Edmond.
(c) He chases rabbits from the garden.
(d) He barks when someone comes near.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy say has become a "fanatic compulsion"?

2. How long does the occupation last?

3. What is the expression Daisy has when the military officials say they plan to take over the house?

4. What does Daisy say most of the army guys want to say to Piper?

5. Where is Elena from?

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